Six weeks on from the Deep Horizon accident and local tourist boards are trying to face down what is now considered to be the largest offshore oil spill in US history.... Read More

Chinese authorities, according to reports, have blocked access to foursquare, and the censorship move likely is tied to the 21st anniversary of the massacre at Tiananmen Square.... Read More

Ask anyone, someone on the street, on Facebook, in private, if they trust suppliers and sellers in travel.... Read More

European low cost carrier EasyJet claims it is the first airline in the world to install on-board technology to help pilots detect the presence of volcanic ash in the air.... Read More

Luxury hotel chain Radisson Edwardian is switching digital agencies as it looks to boost its search performance and social media output.... Read More

Kayak searches online travel agency and supplier websites and doesn't handle bookings -- but in a couple of weeks it will begin to take your flight "orders" for Virgin America, Hawaiian Airlines and Frontier Airlines via Kayak's free iPhone app.... Read More

More developments in augmented reality this week through a partnership between Metaio and Kooaba, allowing objects to be painted in information at a destination.... Read More

More low-key but steady developments in the world of search technology startup Everbread as it signs a pact with fellow system providers Ypsilon and Radixx.... Read More

A deal between Air France KLM and the Jetstar Group signed this week in Singapore is being touted as a “landmark” interline agreement.... Read More

I have warned - until most people must think I am some kind of a Jihadist - that the iPhone and now the new iPad (two million and counting) are The Devil's Instruments.... Read More

Most popular travel websites in Australia for the week ending May 29 2010.... Read More

U.S. Dept. of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood proposed new consumer protections related to overbooked flights, fare displays in advertising, checked bags and cancellation fees.... Read More

Travel guide site Everytrail is taking a step along the road of rewarding creators of its content by launching an revenue scheme when users download guides to their phones... Read More

American Airlines has turned to YouTube as a means to market to small businesses.... Read More

BP's Gulf oil spill threatened Pensacola Beach, Fla., today, according to various reports, as tourism officials some 800 miles southeast in the Florida Keys reported a robust Memorial Day weekend for vacationers in southernmost Florida.... Read More